Port of Bastia
Bastia is a harbor behind a breakwater in France, registered under the UN/LOCODE code FRBIA.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory. A deratting certificate is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 39060, Pub. 131, chart 53120. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.